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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 107th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 147 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 No. 157 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was selves and what has happened to us. PRESIDENT LEADS AMERICA’S called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Because it is You who takes us through WAR AGAINST TERRORISM pore (Mr. SIMPSON). every season of life, to You be the (Mr. FOLEY asked and was given per- f honor, power and glory, now and for- mission to address the House for 1 ever. Amen. minute and to revise and extend his re- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER marks.) f PRO TEMPORE Mr. FOLEY. Mr. Speaker, I do not The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- THE JOURNAL know how many of my colleagues fore the House the following commu- caught the USA Today when it talked nication from the Speaker: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The about the Clinton administration’s war Chair has examined the Journal of the WASHINGTON, DC, on terrorism and how it failed, and how November 14, 2001. last day’s proceedings and announces after repeated bombings, whether it be I hereby appoint the Honorable MICHAEL K. to the House his approval thereof. the embassies, the USS Cole, Khobar SIMPSON to act as Speaker pro tempore on Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Towers, on each and every incident, this day. nal stands approved. then President Clinton suggested, ‘‘I’m J. DENNIS HASTERT, going to get these terrorists, we’re Speaker of the House of Representatives. f going to find them, and we’re going to f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE bring them to justice.’’ It never hap- PRAYER pened. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the Currently we are seeing success in The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. gentleman from Georgia (Mr. LINDER) Afghanistan. We are seeing a Com- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: come forward and lead the House in the mander in Chief pursue terrorism, to As the fire of autumn fades and the Pledge of Allegiance. pull it out by the root, to remove this darkening days overtake us, be with Mr. LINDER led the Pledge of Alle- insidious and destructive force from us, Lord, our God. Let Your spirit bear giance as follows: America and from the world. I applaud witness within this assembly how the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the our President at a time when Ameri- horror of September events have af- United States of America, and to the Repub- cans are rallying behind our flag and fected us and how we have responded lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. asking God for his blessings. We are both in word and in deed. Now lead us going to get bin Laden, we are going to as we enter the next season of war. f get those terrorists who are still here Let not the chilling events of ter- in America, and we will not stop this rorism freeze our soul or temper our MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE time. Our President will not yield, and creativity to look at all things in new A message from the Senate by Mr. he will not end the campaign against ways. Take us inside with our winter Lundregan, one of its clerks, an- those terrorists until we have success- questions and our desires to find hid- nounced that the Senate has passed fully concluded the mission. den but safe corners of peace. concurrent resolutions of the following f Guide the conversations and debates titles in which the concurrence of the over the tables of this Chamber, as well IRAN OPENS NEW MUSEUM House is requested: as the tables of American families, GLORIFYING TERRORISM business and law. Restrain us from talk S. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution au- (Mr. TRAFICANT asked and was thorizing the 2002 Winter Olympics Torch of war as if we were talking about the Relay to come onto the Capitol Grounds. given permission to address the House weather or a sporting event, knowing S. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution pro- for 1 minute and to revise and extend there is nothing we can do to change viding for a National Day of Reconciliation. his remarks.) things. Rather, let our words be born of Mr. TRAFICANT. Radio France has determined silence, careful listening, f reported that Iran has opened a new and reflective prayer. museum, ladies and gentlemen. It is It is You alone, O God, who can bring ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER called the Glass Palace. The Glass Pal- good out of evil and life from a frozen PRO TEMPORE ace is a depiction of the September 11 will. We turn to You in prayer because The SPEAKER pro tempore. The destruction of the World Trade Center. it is there that every perception can Chair announces that there will be 15 Iran reports said they have this mu- change. Even how we understand our- one-minutes per side. seum to glorify terrorism and mark the b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H8135 . VerDate 06-NOV-2001 00:11 Nov 15, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A14NO7.000 pfrm04 PsN: H14PT1 H8136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 14, 2001 22nd anniversary of the taking of private companies’ only interest is people are public employees and many American hostages in Iran. Unbeliev- profit, not national security. Current of them are union members. able. baggage screeners are poorly paid, lack When we get serious about protecting While Uncle Sam continues to spoon- at times proper training and suffer our people, we put government employ- feed this guy Khatami, they are cele- from high turnover rates. Federaliza- ees on the front lines. It is time to get brating American tragedies. Beam me tion means less employee turnover, serious about airport security. That up. I say it is time to throw this more experience and better wages. means x-raying every single bag that Khatami guy out and recognize the Those who protect our skies should goes into the belly of an airplane, and democratic resistance located in Paris, be treated with the respect that their it means replacing today’s flawed sys- France, trying to overthrow this re- job demands. That respect means high- tem with the full resources, manpower gime and bring some democracy to er wages, more training and better and focus of the Federal Government. Iran. qualified individuals. All of these ob- Federalize airport security. President Bush has made some great jectives can be achieved by federaliza- f decisions. He would be wise to look at tion of the airline security. Federaliza- FREEDOM what is happening in Iran. tion means universal standards. f We need a sound airport security bill (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- that would give the government the re- mission to address the House for 1 COMMENDING GAYLE BAINBRIDGE sponsibility of overseeing safety. In a minute and to revise and extend his re- AS PRESIDENT-ELECT OF WOM- recent Washington poll, 82 percent of marks.) EN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE the public support federalizing airport Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, today in OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY security. Kabul and other cities in northern Af- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was f ghanistan, men are shaving off their given permission to address the House beards. Women are going outside for 1 minute and to revise and extend PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY BY unescorted by male relatives, and with- her remarks.) ASSURING OUR ENERGY SUPPLY out wearing burqas to cover themselves Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given head to toe. Children are playing music am pleased to commend Gayle Bain- permission to address the House for 1 on their tape recorders. These may bridge as the President-elect of the minute and to revise and extend his re- seem like minor things, but they are Women’s Chamber of Commerce of marks.) minor things that the Afghan people Miami-Dade County. Gayle is a partner Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, yester- have been denied for too long. with USI Florida-Kolisch Insurance of day President Bush decided to refill We need to remind ourselves that our Coral Gables, the fifth largest fully in- our national strategic petroleum re- freedoms are not free. They were won tegrated risk and financial services serves to full capacity. This is very by patriots who sometimes gave their provider in the world. critical and very important and I ap- lives. I am talking about the freedom Due to Gayle’s expertise, she serves plaud his decision. During this time of to worship according to your beliefs. If as an expert witness and has taught in- war, the last thing that our Nation you do that in Afghanistan, you are surance professionals their post-licen- needs to worry about is its energy sup- put to death. I am talking about the sure courses. Her community activities ply. Obviously our President has the freedom of the press. If you try to pub- include the Alumni Associations of foresight to try to prevent a domestic lish a newspaper in Iraq, you are both Southwest Miami Senior High and energy shortage as we saw last year, thrown in jail, never to return.

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